Water-cooler.



G. A. TURNER.

WATER COOLER.

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WATER-COOLER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

i I Application ytiled November 15, 1907. Serial No. 402,319.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. TURNER, citizen of the United States, residinur at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Coolers, of. which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and, useful improvements in water coolers, and' the object of my invention is to reduce a cooler which is cheap, sanitaryan eilicient.

With these objects in view my invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts the preferred form of which will be first described in connection with the accompanying drawings and then the invention particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings wherein I show the preferred Vform of my invention and wherein the same part is designated by the same reference numeral wherever it occurs, Figure 1 isa pers ective view of my cooler with the parts in t eir normal position; Fig. '2 is a contrallongitudinal section showing the reservoir as tip ed back to the osltion where access to t e ice chamber ma e had; Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view; an( Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary view showing the sup? port for the water reservoir.

1 designates a hollow base provided with an outlet valve 2. This base forms the Waste pan and is ada ted to hold the water which runs o'iI from t e ice.

3 desi nates the outer wall of the main or cooling c amber and 4 the inner wall thereof, the space between the walls being 'filled by any suitable packing as 5.

The bottom '6 of the chamber has passin centrally therethrou h the screw threadei hollow plug 7, provi ed with a central pere foration 8, into which a screw threaded projection 9 of the ice containing pail 10 is adapted to engage, whereby an open waste pipe is formed from the ice pail to the waste an. p The cooling chamber formed by the walls 3 and 4 is provided at the top with the inwardly projecting flange -11, which is bent down and is then formed into an inwardly rejecting lip 12 on which the outwardly bent iange 13 of the ice pail is adapted to rest and by which the ice pail is supported in position.

14 designates an ordinary bail for the pail bywhich the pail may be removed.

15 is a cover suitably hinged to the ange 11 and adapted to cover the top of the pail when `the same is in position. It will be noted that there is a space between the inner wall land the pail 10 in which water is adapted to ass as will be hereinafter described, water eing confined -therein in a compa-rw tively thin layer whereby it is readily cooled.

' 40 is a drawoif faucet of any desired construction whereby the water is drawn from the chamber.

16 is the water reservoir which is pivoted at 17 to the upper edge ofthe main portion of the cooler. the form best shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and is provided at its top with an opening 17, around which pro'ects the flange 1S, to one side of which is hinged the cover 19, ythis opening formino` the viilling opening for the 2' reservoir with w lich the cover makes an airtight oint when closed.

20 designates a guide way, preforal'ily formed by bending up a strip of sheet metal in the form best shown in Fig. 4. This guide way is closed at its upper end by the end plate 21, and has the slot through the length thereof narrower than the main portion of the guide.

22 is a rod pivoted to the bracket 23 mounted on the base, and at its upper end the rod is provided with the laterally projecting fingers 24, which are adapted to enter the uide 20. This rod and guide form a support or the reservoir when it is tilted into the position shown in Fifr. 2. At the bottom of the reservoir I, provide a projecting flange 25 which, at the front portion, 'is cut away as shown at 26.

In the bottom 27 of the reservoir I provide an opening 28, in which I secure the oblong valve casing 29, the casing extending both above and below Ithe bottom 27. Within the reservoir the casing at its upper end is provided with a cap 30 and in its side are a series of perforations 31. The lower end of the casing is rounded as shown, and is pro-v vided with an o ening 32 controlled by the capsuled sha e valve 33, which is normally presse against the opening by the spring 34, one end of which is secured to the cap 30 of the casing, and the other end of which passes within the capsule.

35 is a rod projecting from the end of the valve 33 through the opening 32.

36 is an opening cut in the flange 1 1 and of the same size as the valve casing 30, into lfhis reservoir is preferably of which, when the parts are in their normal position shown in Fig. 1, the valve casing projects.

37 is a shelf projecting out below the opening 36 against which the end of the rod 35 contacts when the arts are in their normal position, as is best s own in Fig. 3, thus operating to open the valve. The outside of the valve casing 29 is preferably threaded, and mounted on this threaded portion is a ring 38, which is adapted to force a rubber gasket 39 into contact with the edges of the opening 36, so as to make a ti ht joint between the valve casing and the ange 11 whereby air drawn into the cooling chamber has to pass around the upper edge of the ice pail when water is drawn from the cooling chamber, whereby the water will not flow as freely from the spigot 40.

In the operation of my device the reser voir 16 is filled through the opening 17, and

then the cap 19 closed. This cap should fit the flange 18 so as to form a tight joint. When the ice pail is to be filled the reservoir is thrown back into the position shown in Fig. 2, when the lid 15 may be lifted and the ice pail filled. To place the device in operative position the reservoir is swung down until it assumes the position shown in Fig. 1, when the valve casing, entering the opening 36, makes connection between the reservoir and the cooling chamber, the pin striking against the valve 37 opens the valve and permits the water to pass into the cooling chamber. It will of course bc understood from an inspection of Fig. 3, that when the parts are in this position, the end of the valve casing 29 having the opening 32 therein is below the horizontal plane of the flange 12, and consequently below the top of the ice pail,

, so that as soon as the water in the cooling chamber covers the opening 32 no more water can flow from the reservoir 16 into the cooling chamber until some has been drawn off by the faucet 40. From this it will be seen that as long as any water remains in the reservoir the cooling chamber will be kept full to the level of the opening 32. In order to make a tight lit between the parts the ring 38 may be adjusted on the valve casing to force the gasket against the edges of the openings 36. This can be readily done through the cut away portion 26 in the flange 25.

To remove the ice chamber for purposes of cleaning, the operation just described is reversed, and then by taking hold of the handle 14 the ice pail can be revolved to disconnect' the parts 7 and 8, which must be done before the ail can be removed.

While I lave described what I believe to be the preferred form of my invention, I desire to have it understood that many changes can be made in the form, construction and arrangement of parts without' departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In Ya cooler, the combination with the cooling chamber, of an ice container removably seated therein, said container having a screw threaded pipe extending therefrom, a screw threaded connection passing through the bottom of the cooling chamber with which the screw threaded pipe is adapted to be connected, and a reservoir mounted above the cooling chamber and adapted to be connected thereto by an air tight joint.

2. In a cooler, the combination with a cooling chamber, of an ice chamber removably mounted within the cooling chamber, a reservoir hinged to one side of the cooling chamber, an outlet valve for the reservoir and means for effecting an air tight joint between the valve and the cooling chamber.

3. In a cooler, the combination with a cooling chamber, of a reservoir hinged to one side of the-top of the cooling chamber, the reservoir being rovided with an opening in its bottom, a vave casing fitted in the opening, said valve casing extending above and below the bottom of` the reservoir, perforations through the portion ofvthe casing within the reservoir, a valve located in the portion of the casing outside the reservoirl and means for opening said valve when the reservoir and cooling chamber are connected.

In testimony whereof I a'lix my signature fin presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. TURNER.

Witnesses z JOHN L. DANTE, GEORGE MERRITT. 

